A cost segregation study looks at a property you own to breakdown the various assets you purchased.The goal is to increase the depreciation expense by finding assets that have an asset life less than 27.5(residential) or 39 years(non-residential).Whether you should get a cost segregation study done is whether you will benefit from the study.Will you be able to use the added depreciation now or in the near future?

Call terminated.This morning I received this message:Having to rely on these guys is the riskiest part of our business.I thought sharing this here can make your life less stressful if you receive a similar message.

@Dan Handford Under the new tax law can't you use bonus depreciation on all of the items that have a depreciation life less than 15 years?

If they seem lifeless and boring, put some life into them.  

Equity/partnerships are messy: Goals, personalities, egos, lifestyle changes can all make partnerships go astray.Your grandfather could have been wealthier, perhaps much wealthier with partnerships, but I would almost guarantee he had an amazing quality of life. Less

I am a rather organized person that feel like with these in place it frees you up to enjoy more of life. Less

Debt free just makes life less stressful. 

I try to invest in real estate to make my life less stressful.   

Those two things have made my life less stressful.  

I never said it was easy, but to everyone following this once lifeless now active thread, real estate investing at its core is simple.